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FINAL
Dec 30, 2020

Game Recap

Sheppard scores 21 to lift Belmont past Murray St. 68-55. Ben Sheppard had a career-high 21 points as Belmont topped Murray State 68-55 on Wednesday night.

Box Score

12T
MUR253055
BEL264268
Murray State Racers logoMURRAY STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Demond Robinson351-60-02-26002324
23KJ Williams255-90-21-270116211
14Justice Hill274-101-40-00210019
22Brion Whitley305-93-62-320011115
10Tevin Brown372-80-32-27510006
13Devin Gilmore203-30-00-04110116
2Chico Carter Jr.161-41-31-20100324
1DaQuan Smith100-00-00-01200100
TOTAL21-4942.9%5-1827.8%8-1172.7%27114415955
Belmont Bruins logoBELMONTMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Derek Sabin200-20-02-24110012
33Nick Muszynski345-120-12-264031112
22Ben Sheppard339-151-42-242000121
3Luke Smith353-91-42-33620109
2Grayson Murphy307-131-40-074302015
0Even Brauns61-10-00-02001012
24JaCobi Wood210-30-21-23000111
1Mitch Listau30-00-00-00000000
20Tate Pierson182-52-50-02000216
TOTAL27-6045.0%5-2025.0%9-1181.8%3117647668

Play-by-Play

1st halfmurbel
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Belmont
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +3 (19:53) Luke Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Sheppard.
    03
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +3 (19:10) Brion Whitley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tevin Brown.
    33
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (18:56) Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (18:56) Tevin Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (18:48) Brion Whitley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (18:48) Nick Muszynski Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (18:30) Grayson Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Luke Smith.
    35
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (18:21) KJ Williams Turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (18:21) Grayson Murphy Steal.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (17:52) Luke Smith Turnover.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (17:51) Brion Whitley missed Layup.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (17:51) Derek Sabin Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (17:40) Foul on Justice Hill.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (17:40) Luke Smith missed Free Throw.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (17:40) Belmont Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +1 (17:40) Luke Smith made Free Throw.
    36
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +1 (17:40) Luke Smith made Free Throw.
    37
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (17:35) KJ Williams Turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +3 (17:20) Tate Pierson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.
    310
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (17:15) Justice Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (17:15) Grayson Murphy Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (17:08) Tate Pierson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (17:08) Nick Muszynski Offensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (17:08) Nick Muszynski missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (17:08) Tevin Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +2 (16:56) Devin Gilmore made Layup.
    510
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (16:40) Foul on Brion Whitley.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +1 (16:40) Nick Muszynski made Free Throw.
    511
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +1 (16:40) Nick Muszynski made Free Throw.
    512
  • (16:00) Official TV Timeout
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +2 (15:53) KJ Williams made Jumper. Assisted by DaQuan Smith.
    712
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (15:47) Grayson Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (15:47) DaQuan Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (15:40) Tevin Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (15:40) Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (15:34) Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (15:34) Tevin Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (15:25) Chico Carter Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (15:25) Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (13:23) Foul on Devin Gilmore.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +1 (13:23) Ben Sheppard made Free Throw.
    713
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +1 (13:23) Ben Sheppard made Free Throw.
    714
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (13:09) KJ Williams missed Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (13:09) JaCobi Wood Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (12:51) Luke Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (12:51) Murray State Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (12:38) Demond Robinson missed Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (12:38) Luke Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (12:20) JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (12:20) KJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +3 (12:02) Brion Whitley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DaQuan Smith.
    1014
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (11:41) Foul on Chico Carter Jr..
  • (11:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (11:34) Ben Sheppard made Layup. Assisted by Nick Muszynski.
    1016
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (11:08) KJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (11:08) Grayson Murphy Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (10:33) Nick Muszynski missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (10:33) Belmont Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (10:33) Belmont Turnover.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (10:20) DaQuan Smith Turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (10:20) Derek Sabin Steal.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (10:05) Grayson Murphy missed Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (10:05) Demond Robinson Block.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (10:05) Belmont Offensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (9:59) Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (9:59) Tevin Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (9:49) Demond Robinson missed Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (9:49) Nick Muszynski Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (9:33) Ben Sheppard made Layup. Assisted by Nick Muszynski.
    1018
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (9:09) Demond Robinson Turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (9:04) Luke Smith made Layup.
    1020
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +2 (8:45) Brion Whitley made Layup.
    1220
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (8:10) Nick Muszynski missed Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (8:10) Demond Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +2 (7:52) Justice Hill made Jumper.
    1420
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (7:28) Nick Muszynski missed Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (7:28) KJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (7:04) Justice Hill missed Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (7:04) Nick Muszynski Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (6:44) Nick Muszynski made Jumper.
    1422
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +2 (6:25) KJ Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tevin Brown.
    1622
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (6:11) Ben Sheppard made Jumper.
    1624
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +2 (5:51) Tevin Brown made Layup.
    1824
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (5:45) Belmont Timeout
  • (5:45) Official TV Timeout
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (5:40) Tate Pierson Turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (5:26) Foul on Even Brauns.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (5:26) KJ Williams missed Free Throw.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (5:26) Murray State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +1 (5:26) KJ Williams made Free Throw.
    1924
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (5:04) Grayson Murphy Turnover.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +2 (4:56) KJ Williams made Layup. Assisted by Chico Carter Jr..
    2124
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (4:27) Tate Pierson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (4:27) Grayson Murphy Offensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (4:20) Ben Sheppard missed Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (4:20) KJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (4:02) KJ Williams missed Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (4:02) Nick Muszynski Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (3:56) Ben Sheppard missed Layup.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (3:56) KJ Williams Block.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (3:56) Devin Gilmore Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (3:40) KJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (3:40) Devin Gilmore Offensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +2 (3:40) Devin Gilmore made Two Point Tip Shot.
    2324
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (3:26) JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (3:26) KJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (3:16) Devin Gilmore Turnover.
  • (3:16) Official TV Timeout
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (3:06) Grayson Murphy Turnover.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (3:06) Devin Gilmore Steal.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    +2 (2:56) Brion Whitley made Layup. Assisted by Devin Gilmore.
    2524
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (2:37) Nick Muszynski missed Layup.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (2:37) Ben Sheppard Offensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (2:29) Ben Sheppard missed Layup.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (2:29) Brion Whitley Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (2:11) Chico Carter Jr. Turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (1:53) Luke Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (1:53) Ben Sheppard Offensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (1:47) Luke Smith missed Layup.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (1:47) Demond Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (1:25) Chico Carter Jr. Turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (1:25) Grayson Murphy Steal.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (1:18) Grayson Murphy made Layup.
    2526
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (1:08) Murray State Timeout
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (1:00) Foul on Derek Sabin.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (0:51) KJ Williams Turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (0:30) Derek Sabin missed Jumper.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (0:30) Demond Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Murray State Racers logo
    (0:01) Justice Hill missed Jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (0:01) Nick Muszynski Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

55Points68
21-49(42.9%)Field Goal(%)27-60(45%)
5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)5-20(25%)
8-11(72.7%)Free Throw(%)9-11(81.8%)
27(4)Rebounds(Offensive)32(8)
11Assists17
4Steals6
4Blocks4
15Turnovers9
9(0)Fouls(Technical)6(0)
1Largest Lead17

Game Details

Wednesday, December 30, 2020 · 7:00 PM
Curb Event Center Arena · Nashville, TN
attendance: 756 (15.1%)
tv: ESPNU
spread: BEL -2
over/under: 148